Divide. Write your answer in decimal form. 72÷40=

Set up division problem: Set up the division problem in a way that can be solved. We have 72 divided by 40, which can be written as 72 ÷ 40.Perform the division: Perform the division. Since 72 is less than 40, we will have a decimal. To divide, we can add a decimal point to 72 and add zeros as needed to continue the division. So, we write it as 72.0 ÷ 40 and start dividing.Calculate division result: Calculate how many times 40 goes into 72. It goes in 1 time. We write 1 above the division bar and multiply 1 by 40, which is 40. We subtract 40 from 72 to get a remainder of 32.Bring down a zero: Bring down a zero from the decimal we added to 72, making the new dividend 320. Now we divide 320 by 40. 40 goes into 320 exactly 8 times. We write 8 next to the 1 above the division bar.Complete the division: Multiply 8 by 40, which is 320, and subtract this from the current dividend, which is also 320. The remainder is 0, so the division is complete.

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Write your answer in decimal form.

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72 \div 40 =

Set up division problem: Set up the division problem in a way that can be solved. We have $72$ divided by $40$ , which can be written as $72 \div 40$ .
Perform the division: Perform the division. Since $72$ is less than $40$ , we will have a decimal. To divide, we can add a decimal point to $72$ and add zeros as needed to continue the division. So, we write it as $72.0 \div 40$ and start dividing.
Calculate division result: Calculate how many times $40$ goes into $72$ . It goes in $1$ time. We write $1$ above the division bar and multiply $1$ by $40$ , which is $40$ . We subtract $40$ from $72$ to get a remainder of $32$ .
Bring down a zero: Bring down a zero from the decimal we added to $72$ , making the new dividend $320$ . Now we divide $320$ by $40$ . $40$ goes into $320$ exactly $8$ times. We write $8$ next to the $1$ above the division bar.
Complete the division: Multiply $8$ by $40$ , which is $320$ , and subtract this from the current dividend, which is also $320$ . The remainder is $0$ , so the division is complete.